-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
September 9, 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 17, 18
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
September 1-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, by sending email to: iirvin@pa.gov or call 717-579-0329. [Governor’s Office Data Center Briefing] Read more here on the agenda.
September 1-- House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee informational meeting on cyber security and regulated utilities. Room 515 Irvis Building. 9:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
September 2-- Agenda Posted. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 10:00 a.m.
September 2-- Delaware River Basin Commission in-person business meeting. Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA starting at 11:00 a.m. (formal notice) Read more here.
September 2-- In-Person. Delaware River Basin Commission Our Founding Waters Celebration Community River Festival, Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, Bucks County, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
September 2-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Proper Native Tree Planting For Long-Term Success, Noon to 1:30 p.m.
September 8-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting is October 13. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277. (formal notice)
September 9-- Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 9:30 a.m.
September 9-10-- In-Person. PUC: 2026 Pipeline, Electric & Cybersecurity Safety Conference In State College
September 16-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)
September 16-- Agenda Posted. Susquehanna River Basin Commission regular business meeting. Holiday Inn Express Bloomsburg, 14 Mitchell Drive, Bloomsburg. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
-- August 24+31 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Avalable [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Industry: DEP Decision To Approve Unrestricted Use Of Contaminated Water From Oil & Gas ‘Mineral Brine’ Wells Clears The Way For Uncontrolled, Free Disposal Of Contaminated Water At Public Expense And Risk [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Pose Hidden Threats To A.I. Data Center Development - A Proposed Site In Washington County Is Just One Example - By Marci Michalski, Burgettstown, Washington County [PaEN]
-- Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Snapshot - August 15 to 28 [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: DEP Considering ‘Alternative Enforcement Measures’ To Assure Cleanup Of Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Plants In Lycoming, Bradford Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 62: Contaminated Water Releases, Polluted Soil At Multiple Locations At Equitrans Water SVC [EQT] Richter Shale Gas Water Impoundment; Little Cleanup Happening In Greene County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 41: Remediation, Collection Of Contaminated Water Continues At Loan Asset Issuer Shale Gas Water Pipeline Release Site In Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Diversified Production LLC Contaminated Water Pipeline Release Pollutes Farm Field In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Routine Inspection Finds ‘Significant’ Release Of Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Pollutes Hillside In Warren County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Iron Cumberland LLC Conventional Well Plugging Results On Subsurface Release Of Cement Into Hargus Creek In Greene County [PaEN]
-- DEP: K Petroleum Inc. Shale Gas Well Site Had Contaminated Water Flowing Down The Side Of A Storage Tank In Washington County [PaEN]
-- 156 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells inspected In Federal Well Plugging Program
-- DEP Oil & Gas Violations issued August 15 - 28
-- DEP Oil & Gas Inspection Entries August 15 - 28
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 22 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 29 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 70 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 22 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 68 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 29 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Extends Deadline For Comments To Sept. 8 On Act 54 Report On Damage To Structures, Streams Caused By Underground Coal Mining [PaEN]
-- DEP To Host Sept. 16 Town Hall Meeting On Findings From The PA PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Multi-Site Health Study In Bucks, Montgomery Counties And What They Mean For Local Families [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Electric Grid Operator Issues Hot Weather Alert For Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 For Its Entire Region - 8th This Summer [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Dam Removals Give Way To Better Habitat In Chesapeake Bay Region; PA Routinely Leads The Nation In Dam Removals
-- PennLive Letters: PA’s Electronics Waste Crisis Deserves The Same Urgency As Data Center Reform - By Edward Heyman, Philadelphia
-- Lehigh Valley-based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights September Educational Events, Experiences
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights Upcoming Educational Events And Experiences In September
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Governor’s Office To Brief DEP Citizens Advisory Council On Governor’s Data Center Executive Order Sept. 1 [PaEN]
-- PennLive/LehighValleyLive: Gov. Shapiro’s Executive Order On Data Centers Hasn’t Slowed Momentum Of Developers Looking To Build Big In PA Communities
-- Observer-Reporter: Starpointe A.I. Data Center Developer Expected To Detail Project During Hearing Monday [Aug. 31] In Hanover Twp. Washington County
-- Inside Climate News: Will An A.I. Data Center Join Former Philadelphia Refinery Bellwether District’s Mix Of Manufacturers And Warehouses?
-- PennLive/Tribune News: Massive 7,200 Acre PPL Utilities Joint Venture Land Deal In Lackawanna County Paves Way For More Natural Gas Data Center Power Plants
-- Morning Call: Here’s Where Lehigh Valley Legislators Stand On A.I. Data Center Regulation As Lawmakers Prepare To Return To Session
-- LancasterOnline: How Will Data Centers Issues Impact Lancaster County’s State Senate Race?
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - August 24 & 31 [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Bipartisan Legislative Proposals Would Limit Use Of Flock License Reading Cameras In PA
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- August 31: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday To $4.21/Gallon - $1.10/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Warren County Average Price Again Highest at $4.39]
-- August 31: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.08 Ohio- $3.84 PA- $4.21
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Financial Times: The Missing Piece Of The US Oil And Gas Boom - Jobs; Production And Profits Are Rising Strongly, Employment Has Fallen
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Morning Call: Here’s Where Lehigh Valley Legislators Stand On A.I. Data Center Regulation As Lawmakers Prepare To Return To Session
-- LancasterOnline: How Will Data Centers Issues Impact Lancaster County’s State Senate Race?
-- Spotlight PA: New Medicaid Rules Will Likely Shed Patients Under New Rules; Guthrie Health System Is Working To Keep Them Covered
-- Scranton Times: Local Firms Brace For Impact Of US/Canada Tariff Feud
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